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Holiday Food Ideas and Recipes as seen on Shop Smart Save Money

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These are the holiday food ideas and recipes we suggested on Shop Smart Save Money this week.
One of our favourite things to do is travelling! We have a long bucket list so we will never stop! And on the journeys, one of our favourite things to do is to check out the cuisine of the places where we stay.
Here we share with you 7 holiday food ideas and recipes that you can try out to bring back that nostalgia of being on holiday. Easy& quick low cost recipes.

So, when we got the chance to suggest and cook up some holiday food ideas and recipes inspired by other cuisines, we jumped at the opportunity and here’s what we came up with:

Holiday food ideas and recipes for Kelly, Hendry and family

  • Italian Calzone
  • Thai Fish Cakes
  • Japanese Katsu curry and rice

Get those flip flops on jet setters and let us go on a tasty adventure.
First, stop Thailand for an aromatic feast of THAI FISHCAKES. These savoury cakes are to die for and you won’t want to leave this flavour heaven.

But alas you must pack your cases and let us go to Japan to sample JAPANESE KATSU CURRY. To fork or not to fork now that is the question. Whether you choose to use fork or chopsticks or even your fingers, you will not be able to resist this tasty Japanese sweet curry with rice that will absorb the thick curry sauce. It will really make you drool for more!

Next stop on this adventure is the streets of Italy for this popular street food CALZONE. This is pizza wrapped in its own edible packet. Imagine your favourite pizza toppings. Choose them and stuff them in. Enough meat! This one will be a veggie version with the really meaty texture of shiitake mushrooms and the oozing goodness of mozzarella. You really won’t miss the meat one bit.

Now, where would you like to go next? If you can dream it, you can achieve it and taste it. The world is your oyster! And what is even better (and more frugal) is that you can actually find the recipes and make the foods yourself!

Holiday foods on shop smart save money

Here are other recipes and photos shared on Shop Smart Save Money

Nandos style meals

Chicken Korma

Meal ideas for fussy eaters including the popular crispy frittata tray bake

Clean your cupboards and make amazing foods


Calzone Ingredients

Ricotta cheese
1/2 tsp Cayenne
1 egg
3 tbsp grated Parmesan
115g shitake mushrooms, sliced
1 red onion, sliced
Fresh basil
1tbsp balsamic vinegar
Mozzarella
1 tbsp sugar
7g yeast
500g bread flour
2 tsp salt
3 tbsp olive oil
300 ml of warm water
4 tbsp passata

Method

Make pizza dough by mixing together flour, salt, yeast and sugar in a large mixing bowl.

Make a well in the centre and pour most of the water in. Hold a little back in case it is not needed.

Mix ingredients together to form a soft but. Not sticky dough. Knead well and cover the dough in the bowl with cling film or a clean, damp, towel.

Leave to rise until double in size.

While the dough is rising, prepare ingredients for the filling:

Chop mushrooms, slice the red onion.

Sauté onions in olive oil until caramelised. Add balsamic vinegar and shiitake mushrooms until softened

Add 4tbsp passata and season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.

Slice the mozzarella

Retrieve the dough and knock back the air out of it. Knead gently and divide into five equal pieces.

Roll each piece into a thin circle on a lightly floured surface.

Spoon the mushroom and onion filling onto half of each circle. Leave one cm border around the circle. Add cheeses and fresh basil to each.

Damp the edge around the circle with some water. Fold the empty half over the filling and pinch the edge closed.

Brush with beaten egg and pierce the tops to allow hot air and moisture to escape.

Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan, remove to a baking tray that has been sprinkled with cornmeal.

Bake for 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown

Cool for 10 minutes before serving

Here we share with you 7 holiday food ideas and recipes that you can try out to bring back that nostalgia of being on holiday. Easy& quick low cost recipes.


Thai fish cake with cucumber and lemon garnish and sweet chilli dip

Ingredients

200g skinless boneless white fish
200g skinless boneless salmon
25g red curry paste
1 red chilli
1 thumb size piece of ginger
4 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon fish sauce
2 Spring onions
2 eggs

For the garnish

1 cucumber
2 limes/lemons
1 bottle sweet chilli dip

Method

Peel ginger. Chop pepper. Peel garlic. Add to food processor and blitz.

Cut spring onions and set aside.

To the food processor, add all other ingredients and blitz to get a fish paste.

Season then put in a large bowl.

Add the chopped spring onions and combine by hand.

Divide into balls and shape in the palm. Fry lightly on both sides until crispy and golden brown.

Serve with a garnish of cucumber and lemons/limes along with sweet chilli dip.

Here we share with you 7 holiday food ideas and recipes that you can try out to bring back that nostalgia of being on holiday. Easy& quick low cost recipes.


 

Chicken katsu curry with rice

Ingredients

3 chicken breasts
1 onion, finely chopped
1 thumb sized piece of ginger, peeled and chopped
2 carrots
2 cloves garlic
1 chopped chilli
2 tsp medium curry powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp turmeric
2tbsp flour
2 tsp soy sauce
1 chicken stock cube
500ml hot water
2 tsp honey
1 egg
100g breadcrumbs
Salt, pepper
Sunflower oil for frying

Method

Place chopped onions in hot oil and sauté along with garlic and ginger.

Continue to soften and then add curry powder, garam masala, turmeric and flour. Stir to form a paste.

Add the stock cube to hot water in a measuring jug.

Start adding the chicken stock a little at a time until all has been used up.

Add chopped chilli, honey and soy sauce.

Simmer gently for 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and blitz

For the chicken

Place chicken breast pieces between two pieces of cling film and bash to flatten with a rolling pin.

Season the chicken with salt and pepper

Prepare one plate with flour, one with beaten eggs, and one with breadcrumbs

Coat breast pieces in flour, then beaten eggs and then breadcrumbs,

Fry each piece in oil until golden on the outside and any juices run clear.

Slice chicken into strips before serving

Cook two cups rice in 4 cups salted water. Allow simmering covered once it starts to boil. Do not stir.

Remove from heat once all the water has evaporated

Serve chicken on a bed of rice and with grated carrotschicken katsu curry joleisa/shop smart save money.

 

Grocery shopping list for the family’s holiday food ideas and recipes

3 chicken breasts
200 g white fish
200 g salmon

Fruit/vegetables
2 red chillies
2 spring onion
10 cm ginger
Fresh coriander
Fresh basil
1 cucumber
115 g shiitake mushrooms
1 red onion
2 white onion
2 carrots
1 head garlic

Other ingredients
1 jar of red curry paste
1 bottle of fish sauce
4 large eggs
Vegetable oil
Salt, pepper
1 chicken stock cube
1 bottle sweet chilli sauce
1 bottle balsamic vinegar
Grated Parmesan
Mozzarella
Ricotta cheese
Sugar
500g bread flour
Passata
1 sachet yeast
Olive oil
Cornmeal
Curry powder
Garam masala
Turmeric
Plain flour
1 bottle of soy sauce
Chicken stock cube
Breadcrumbs
Basmati rice
Honey

So what do you fancy eating then? You now have at least three new recipes to try out. Which is your favourite?

We are linking with Katy Kicker who shares amazing meal planning tips and inspiration each week and so we will prepare these three dishes along with these four others for dinners as great holiday food ideas and recipes in the coming week:

Jamaican Ackee and saltfish with fried dumplings

 

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Here we share with you 7 holiday food ideas and recipes that you can try out to bring back that nostalgia of being on holiday. Easy& quick low cost recipes.

Home-made Pizza and chips with coleslaw

Here we share with you 7 holiday food ideas and recipes that you can try out to bring back that nostalgia of being on holiday. Easy& quick low cost recipes.

Chicken and Egg fried rice (using up the leftover rice from the katsu curry dinner)

as we hate food waste.

Here we share with you 7 holiday food ideas and recipes that you can try out to bring back that nostalgia of being on holiday. Easy& quick low cost recipes.

Don’t forget to check out our post on the nine amazing ways that meal planning has saved us money. And do remember to check your cupboards and fridge to see what you have before you go out shopping for groceries. See the meals we suggested for Caroline and her family in the previous episode. We used up a lot of what she already had at home, cutting down on the need to spend much money.

Studio day 5 on Shop Smart Save Money

We hope you like these holiday food ideas and recipes that will bring back the feels for your last holiday and have you drooling for the next one.

new bloggers linky

Also linking with Anna Nuttall and other bloggers in this week’s linky.

 

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Comments

  1. Shoestring Jane says

    May 19, 2019 at 4:08 pm

    I love the look of the Thai fish cakes. Delicious! You are doing great on the show! Keep it up!
    Shoestring Jane recently posted…Another week of Slimming World dinnersMy Profile

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  2. Sarah - Mud, Cakes and Wine says

    May 19, 2019 at 4:51 pm

    Thank you for some lovely meal ideas and what a super post x

    Reply
  3. Louise Fairweather says

    May 19, 2019 at 6:05 pm

    The katsu curry looks delicious

    Reply
  4. Kim Carberry says

    May 20, 2019 at 6:58 pm

    I keep meaning to try making Calzone pizzas for my family but never get around to it. I need to try them soon.
    All of these meals sound so good x
    Kim Carberry recently posted…Our weekly meal plan! 20th – 26th May. #MealPlanningMondayMy Profile

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    • Joleisa says

      May 21, 2019 at 3:47 pm

      We remember teaching kids at school how to make calzone too! And many of them even went on to make it for their family too. Go on, give it a try.

      Reply
  5. Katy Stevens says

    May 22, 2019 at 11:26 am

    I loved watching you both on the show this week and the meals that you cooked looked absolutely delicious!
    Katy Stevens recently posted…Living Arrows 20/52 [2019]My Profile

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    • Joleisa says

      May 23, 2019 at 5:52 pm

      Thanks so much, our one supporter, lol. One of us managed to see the episode now.We enjoy cooking and the lady assures us that she will try out the recipes too.

      Reply
  6. page says

    June 13, 2019 at 5:10 am

    love your style of writing, and these recipes sound amazing!! cannot wait to try 🙂 x

    Reply
    • Joleisa says

      June 13, 2019 at 7:39 pm

      Aww, thanks so much Page. We hope you love the recipes.

      Reply
  7. Thai says

    April 21, 2020 at 3:49 pm

    Great suggestions! You’re totally right! Meal planning, freezer cooking, and having some standby meals are great ways to get meals on the table for less!
    Regards:

    Reply
  8. Thai says

    July 23, 2020 at 12:08 pm

    Hi Auther!
    Great suggestions! You’re totally right! Thanks for such an amazing post.
    Regards:

    Reply
  9. Tarek says

    November 10, 2020 at 3:09 pm

    All of the recipes are brilliant…
    Cannot wait to try ’em and surprise the family!
    Thank you so much…

    Reply
    • Joleisa says

      November 10, 2020 at 6:45 pm

      Sure! Enjoy.

      Reply
  10. Asia says

    November 30, 2020 at 11:26 am

    Those pizzas look like they would be so fun for appetizers! And I love that you made your own dough Gotta try these!
    Regards:

    Reply
    • Joleisa says

      November 30, 2020 at 2:27 pm

      So glad you liked it. Cheers!

      Reply

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